As a step towards the development of a low carbon and sustainable
society in Thailand, the 10-Year Alternative Energy
Development Plan (AEDP): 2012e2021 (DEDE, 2012a) was established
by the Royal Thai Government aiming at a target on using
renewable energy at 25% of total energy consumption by 2021. The
plan has aimed to reduce emissions of 76 million tonnes CO2-eq./
year by 2021 with expected revenue of 23,000 million baht gained
from selling carbon credits. As a part of the AEDP, bioethanol is the
most important biofuel for which the production technologies are
currently and commercially available.